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Background Screening in Youth Sports

College and professional athletics certainly garner much attention. The United States ranks first among nations worldwide, with a sporting empire that generates over $500 billion annually. In recent years, issues involving misconduct have been brought to light. These issues include various forms of abuse towards the athletes, coaches, and even officials. Significant resources have been […]

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Combatting a Nationwide Official Shortage in Youth Sports

According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, the nation has lost around 50,000 umpires and referees since 2019. It’s reasonable to assume that COVID-19 has played a considerable role in this decrease— and to some extent, it has. However, the pandemic is not the largest contributing factor. Youth sports officials themselves are

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The Need for Background Checks in the Sporting Industry

It’s no secret that the world of sports has fallen victim to a number of high-profile criminal scandals. Without naming names, gymnastics trainers, long-tenured college football coaches, and decorated cyclists have breached the trust of fans and have committed serious crimes against unsuspecting victims. While the perpetrators of such crimes tend to shield themselves with

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Youth Athletics and School Safety – How can we make it safer in 2021?

Athletics and School Safety in 2021 City youth sports teams are a normal activity for our children. As the weather warms, fliers, websites, and banners begin to publicize upcoming registration for football, soccer, baseball, and lacrosse. I’ve seen signs appear throughout my neighborhood advertising signups and wondered how safe are our children in the hands

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Packers, USA Football award NFL-funded grants to local youth, school-based football programs

The Green Bay Packers and USA Football recently awarded grants for new equipment, uniforms, and other resources to several youth and scholastic football programs throughout Wisconsin. According to a press release issued by the team Monday, the grants provided the following resources from USA Football partners: football equipment from Riddell, flag football equipment, uniforms from

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